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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Christy committed the murder by:
(a) Dropping a loy on the victim's skull.
(b) Stabbing the victim with a knife.
(c) Shooting the victim.
(d) Strangling the victim.

2. Christy Mahon's big secret is that:
(a) He killed his three wives.
(b) He killed his landlord.
(c) He killed his father.
(d) He is wanted for larceny and killing a soldier.

3. When Pegeen asks Christy if he is attracting many girls after telling his story, he replies:
(a) "No, just the Widow Quin."
(b) "Yes, they won't leave me be."
(c) "Hundreds."
(d) "I haven't told my story no place till this night."

4. A characteristic of Pegeen's personality that appears often is her:
(a) Intelligence.
(b) Devoutness.
(c) Feistiness.
(d) Kindness.

5. What does Michael James expect Shawn to do in Michael's absence?
(a) Fetch the Widow Quin.
(b) Attend the wake.
(c) Marry Pegeen.
(d) Keep Pegeen company.

6. Pegeen's formal name is:
(a) Margaret Flaherty.
(b) Pegeen Mike.
(c) Widow Quin.
(d) Sara Tansey.

7. Christy tells Pegeen that his father:
(a) was in an asylum.
(b) had passed on years ago.
(c) was a God fearing man.
(d) was always cursing and assaulting people.

8. Pegeen is referred to as "Pegeen Mike" in the story because:
(a) Her middle name is Michelle.
(b) She is bequeathed to Michael O'Donovan.
(c) She looks like a boy.
(d) Her father is Michael Flaherty.

9. At the end of Act 1, Christy thinks to himself:
(a) "Wasn't I a foolish fellow not to go home with the Widow Quin."
(b) "Wasn't I a foolish fellow to run this far from home."
(c) "Wasn't I a foolish fellow not to kill my father in years gone by."
(d) "Wasn't I a foolish fellow to tell these folks of my murderous deed."

10. Shawn will not stay the night because:
(a) He is afraid of the peelers.
(b) He wants to attend the wake.
(c) He is afraid of the person wailing in the ditch.
(d) He is afraid of Father Reilly.

11. Pegeen's father is going out for the evening to:
(a) Visit the Widow Quin.
(b) Kate Cassidy's wake.
(c) Church.
(d) Go hunting.

12. Shawn Keogh's nickname is:
(a) Christy.
(b) Red.
(c) Sheamus.
(d) Shaneen.

13. Pegeen attempts to discredit the Widow Quin by accusing her of:
(a) Poaching chickens.
(b) Burying her husband.
(c) Killing her father.
(d) Being a spy for Father Reilly.

14. The ethnic background of the characters in the play is:
(a) First generation American.
(b) English.
(c) Welsh.
(d) Irish.

15. At the beginning of Act 1, Pegeen is complaining because:
(a) Shawn won't remove his boots.
(b) She is getting too old to find a husband.
(c) She doesn't want to be alone in the house overnight.
(d) Her father is drunk.

Short Answer Questions

1. As Michael James meets and converses with Christy, he addresses him as:

2. When Pegeen and the men hear Christy's secret, they are:

3. Shawn is mocked by Pegeen and her father because:

4. The most significant conflict at the end of Act 1 is:

5. At the end of the first evening, Christy is pleased because:

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